McPherson County vs. Rice County

	McPherson County (KS)	Rice County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	28,537	9,531
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.2%	-5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	29,181	10,082
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	29,180	10,083
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.8%	19.3%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	50.1%
White alone, percent	95.3%	93.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.3%	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.3%	11.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.6%	83.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,516	506
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	13,384	4,596
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.9%	74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$146,600	$74,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,197	$1,009
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$459	$385
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$737	$569
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.3%	6.8%
Building permits, 2018	56	9
Households, 2014-2018	12,298	3,863
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.22	2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.5%	82.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.0%	8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.2%	82.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.6%	76.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.3%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.0%	23.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.8%	11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.0%	11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.7%	64.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.1%	61.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	128,226	22,113
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,481,599	291,155
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	560,880	113,683
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	295,502	50,020
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,066	$5,010
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	14.0	16.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,765	$50,764
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,234	$23,971
Persons in poverty, percent	10.5%	13.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	907	268
Total employment, 2017	13,627	2,726
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	586,405	87,061
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.3%	3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,438	676
All firms, 2012	2,842	818
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,592	435
Women-owned firms, 2012	723	162
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,641	730
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	144	62
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,499	688
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.2%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	32.5	13.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	898.27	726.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between McPherson county (KS) and Rice county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.